The Veteran's preexisting migraine headaches were not aggravated by his military service, and thus he is denied service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s condition clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and was not aggravated beyond its natural progression during service.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, bilateral migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19176998
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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